Medical Devices companies shares mixed at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top medical devices companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Allergan rose $1.84 or 1.0 percent, to $189.39.
Managed Care companies shares mixed at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top managed care companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Aetna fell $.36 or .4 percent, to $79.67.
Pharmaceuticals companies shares mixed at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top pharmaceuticals companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Baxter International Inc. fell $.07 or .1 percent, to $73.10.
Medical Devices companies shares mixed at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top medical devices companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Allergan rose $1.76 or .9 percent, to $192.26.
Medtronic, Covidien detail senior leadership plans for combined company
The medical device maker Medtronic has laid out its leadership plans for life after it acquires Ireland's Covidien for nearly $43 billion.
Health Care Equipment companies shares down at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top health care equipment companies are down at 10 a.m.: Becton, Dickinson & Co. fell $.42 or .3 percent, to $129.48.
Endo Intl to buy Auxilium in cash-stock deal valued at $2.6 billion
Ireland's Endo International is buying Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc. in a sweetened cash-and-stock deal valued at $2.6 billion a few weeks after Auxilium rejected a lower bid for the company.
Health Care Equipment companies shares mixed at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top health care equipment companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Becton, Dickinson & Co. rose $.59 or .5 percent, to $128.59.
Kindred Healthcare buying Gentiva in cash-and-stock deal valued at about $719.6 million
Kindred Healthcare Inc. is buying home health and hospice care provider Gentiva Health Services Inc. in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $719.6 million, sealing a deal after previous rejections by Gentiva.
Impax Labs to spend $700 million on Tower Holdings portfolio of drugmakers
Impax Laboratories Inc. will pay $700 million in cash to buy Tower Holdings Inc., which owns privately held specialty drugmakers that focus on complex generic drugs and branded pharmaceuticals.
Biotechnology companies shares up at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top biotechnology companies are up at 1 p.m.: Amgen Inc. rose $1.67 or 1.2 percent, to $137.70.
Biotechnology companies shares up at the close of trading
Shares of some top biotechnology companies were up at the close of trading: Amgen Inc. rose $4.04 or 3.0 percent, to $140.07.
Medical Devices companies shares up at the close of trading
Shares of some top medical devices companies were up at the close of trading: Allergan rose $4.30 or 2.3 percent, to $190.50.
Managed Care companies shares up at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top managed care companies are up at 1 p.m.: Aetna rose $.75 or 1.0 percent, to $78.76.
Pharmaceuticals companies shares up at the close of trading
Shares of some top pharmaceuticals companies were up at the close of trading: Baxter International Inc. rose $1.59 or 2.2 percent, to $73.17.
Medical Devices companies shares up at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top medical devices companies are up at 1 p.m.: Allergan rose $2.06 or 1.1 percent, to $188.26.
Managed Care companies shares up at the close of trading
Shares of some top managed care companies were up at the close of trading: Aetna rose $2.02 or 2.6 percent, to $80.03.
Health Care Equipment companies shares up at the close of trading
Shares of some top health care equipment companies were up at the close of trading: Becton, Dickinson & Co. rose $1.90 or 1.5 percent, to $129.90.
Pharmaceuticals companies shares mixed at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top pharmaceuticals companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Baxter International Inc. rose $.58 or .8 percent, to $72.16.
Amgen says generic version of AbbVie's Humira worked as well as original in psoriasis study
Amgen said Wednesday that its generic version of Humira, the best-selling drug in the world, worked as well as the original medication in a late-stage clinical trial.